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Study the word BOISTEROUS: (Source) Hundreds of years ago, in English, "boisterous" meant "rough, strong, active, and violent." We'd talk about boisterous winds that would sink your ship, or boisterous enemies that would attack you. But these days, "boisterous" has a slightly nicer meaning. If you're being boisterous, you're being loud, lively, and playful. You're making lots of noise, you're playing pretty rough, and you're having a great time. You might have boisterous friends, listen to boisterous music, go to boisterous parties, or play a boisterous game of football. And you might enjoy laughing boisterously: laughing in loud, wild, crazy-fun way. (Source) "Boisterous" is the perfect word for a food fight, a class clown, or a pep rally. Wherever there's loud noise and wild fun, and a little bit of mess or danger, there's boisterousness. (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture boisterous fun or silly in a rough, noisy, messy way   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word BOISTEROUS: Remember: boisterous sounds, places, and people are loud, crazy, and fun. Idea 1: "My friends and I were in a boisterous mood, laughing and yelling, as we (went somewhere or did something)." Idea 2: "You're not allowed to be boisterous (in a certain place or situation), because (of some reason)." You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.